CP Pre-Calculus - Curriculum Calendar

Week of 01-12-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 01-12	Review for Final	Review solving all types of equations
Tue 01-13	Review for Final	Review matching equations and problems
Wed 01-14	Final Exam	A and B Block Exams		Final Exam
Thu 01-15	Other Exams	C and D Block exam
Fri 01-16	Other Exams	E-Block and Make-up exams

Week of 01-05-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 01-05	Exponential Functions	Check homework from 12-19-14 Writing equations for exponential functions	handout	HW Quiz tomorrow
Tue 01-06	Exponential functions	HW Quiz - write equation for exponential function Percent change to compound interest to continuous growth		HW Quiz
Wed 01-07	Solving Exponential functions	HW Quiz postponed until today. Continuous growth exponential functions	handout
Thu 01-08	Solving Exponential functions	Solving Exponential functions with Logarithms	handout 2
Fri 01-09	Exponential functions	Exponential functions Mini-Exam Handout Final Exam Practice

Week of 12-15-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Monday 12-15-2014	Rational functions	More work on rational function behavior oblique asymptotes, holes, graphing with transformations	Do problems from 11.5 (11-16)
Tuesday 12-16-2014	Rational functions	Practice and review day - Paper handout - solutions Additional practice - text p.176-177 (125-158)	Worksheet Additional practice and solutions
Wednesday 12-17-2014	Rational functions	Rational functions exam	Write down everything you can remember (don't do any research) about exponential functions	Exam
Thursday 12-18-2014	Exponential Functions	Discuss Rational Function Exam Compound interest example leading to exponential function discussion - NBA salary data	n/a
Friday 12-19-2014	Exponential Functions	Finish NBA salary data discussion Have a Joyous, Relaxing, Rejuvenating Break	Intro to Exponential functions notes - problems Do: (S1-S4, 1-17odd,18-23,32,33, 36,38,52,56,57,60)	HW check on 1/05/15

Week of 12-08-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Monday 12-08-2014	Rational functions	Rational functions, review power function end behavior	Read and take notes on rational functions handout
Tuesday 12-09-2014	Rational functions	Discuss questions on reading	Do problems from 11.4 (S1-S9, 8-15) from 11.5 (5-8)
Wednesday 12-10-2014		Snow Day
Thursday 12-11-2014	Rational functions	Work on Tuesday problems - 30 min Discuss one sided limits Discuss behaviors of rational functions	Do problems from 11.4 (S1-S9, 8-15) from 11.5 (5-8) and one sided limit problems
Friday 12-12-2014	Rational functions	Applications of rational functions.	Do problems: 11.4 (23-26,29)

Week of 12-01-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Monday 12-01-2014	Polynomials	Review finding real zeros of polynomials Quiz on section 2.3 Complex roots of polynomials - conjugate pair	Do # 40 and 51 from section 2.5 (below)	Quiz
Tuesday 12-02-2014	Polynomials	Complex roots of polynomials	Section 2.5 Practice Do: p.144-145 (9-36,52,56,60,61,65,66)
Wednesday 12-03-2014	Polynomial Q&A	Polynomial review	Review
Thursday 12-04-2014	Polynomial Exam	Polynomial Exam - Day 1		Exam
Friday 12-05-2014		Polynomial Exam - Day 2		Exam

Week of 11-24-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Monday 11-24-2014	Polynomials	Polynomial long division and synthetic division. Remainder and factor theorems	Polynomial functions 2.3 Read and take notes on p.116-120 Do: p.127-130 [3,8,10,16,20,24,29,31,36,41]
Tuesday 11-25-2014	Polynomials	Polynomial division. Remainder and factor theorems. Rational zero test, upper and lower bounds, Descartes rule of signs	Polynomial functions 2.3 (continued) Read and take notes on p.121-126 Do: p.127-130 [49,51,53,56,60,62,66,71,75,79]	Quiz Monday December 1
Wednesday 11-26-2014
Thursday 11-27-2014		Happy Thanksgiving!
Friday 11-28-2014

Week of 11-17-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Monday 11-17-2014	ReviewQuadratics Power functions	Review Quadratics - standard and vertex form - complete the square. Understanding Power functions, direct and inverse variation and classifying 6 common types of graphs.	Larson text 2.1........Solutions Read and take notes on p.92-98. Complete p.99-102 [1-47 EO odd, 53-61 odd] Power functions 11.1 Read and take notes on p.432-437 Do: p.437-441 [Skills 1-10,7,9,10, 13,17-20,23,26,32,37,41,45,49]	Quiz Tue.
Tuesday 11-18-2014	End behaviors Limits	Quiz on power functions - review HW from Tue - discuss behavior of Polynomial functions	Polynomial functions 11.2 Read and take notes on p.441-445 Do: p.445-447 [3,5,8,10,11,12,13,22,23,25,26,31]
Wednesday 11-19-2014		Polynomial roots, IVT , factors, multiplicity	Polynomial functions - TUTORIAL p.112-115 Vocab (1-6)p.112-115 (1-9,15,17,19,21,23,29,33,37,43,49,55,59,65,71,73)	HW quiz Thu.
Thursday 11-20-2014		Continue work with assignment from yesterday
Friday 11-21-2014		Factoring practice, y-intercepts	handout

Week of 11-10-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 11-10	No School	No School
Tue 11-11		Review sections from the Larsen Text 1.1 - Lines in the Plane 1.2 - Functions 1.3 - Graphs of Functions	Solutions to problems 1.1 - solutions 1.2 - solutions 1.3 - solutions
Wed 11-12	Functions Review	Discussion - Odd/Even functions proof, concavity, del min/max increasing/decreasing, interval notation, step and piecewise Review: Transformations, combinations, compositions	1.4 - Transformations 1.4 - solutions 1.5 - Compositions 1.5 - solutions
Thu 11-13	Functions review	Discussion - Transformations, combinations, compositions Review: Inverses - graphical, analytical, restricted domain, proof invertible	1.6 - Inverses 1.6 - solutions
Fri 11-14	Review	Discussion: Inverses - graphical, analytical, restricted domain, proof invertible Complete Review	Chapter 1 Review Ch. 1 solutions	Take Home Exam

Week of 11-03-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 11-03	Functions and skills	Discuss Midterm
Tue 11-04		Function definition, notation, vocabulary Skills review from Algebra 1 Skills refresher
Wed 11-05	The Rule of Four, function notation, rates of change, geometric properties	Students will be assigned to groups then assigned a topic to present. See this assignment page.
Thu 11-06	Presentations - 15 minute limit	Assigned problems from presentations 1.1 ( 2,15,18,19,26 ) 1.2( 1,3,4,12,21 ) 1.3( 2,4,8,20,27 ) 1.4( 24,30,32,48,45 ) 1.5( 3,5,10,11,20 )
Fri 11-07	Addl. presentation time if necessary Mr. Bremel recap of presentations	Complete presentations - Recap

Week of 10-27-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 10-27	Trig identities	Trig identities Exam		Exam
Tue 10-28	Study for midterm	Study for midterm
Wed 10-29	Study for midterm	Study for midterm
Thu 10-30	Midterms	Midterm exam		Exam
Fri 10-31	Midterms	C-Block exam

Week of 10-20-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 10-20	Trig identities	Discuss Trig identities handout from Friday Derive two more forms of the pythagorean identity Explore sum and difference identities	worksheet Trig Cheat Sheet
Tue 10-21	Trig Identities	Explore double and half angle identities video tutorial 1 video tutorial 2	worksheet
Wed 10-22	Trig identities	Verifying Trig Identities - practice - solutions
Thu 10-23	Trig identities	More work with trig identities	Trig identities handout D
Fri 10-24	Trig identities	More work with trig identities Exam Monday	Trig identities handout E

Week of 10-13-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 10-13		No School
Tue 10-14	Trigonometry	Discuss Exams - retake requirements	Biorhythm Projects Due by 11:59pm - hard copies may be turned in tomorrow	project
Wed 10-15	Trigonometry	Solving Trig Equations Review for Retake exam	Solving trig equations worksheet
Thu 10-16	Trigonometry	Retake exam	Retake exam	exam
Fri 10-17	Trigonometry	Solving trig equations and trig identities	Handout Do (1-17, 23,24,28,31)

Week of 10-06-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 10-06	Trigonometry	Checkpoint and Workday on Biorhythm Project and review for Trig Exam
Tue 10-07	Trigonometry	Trig Exam		exam
Wed 10-08	Trigonometry	Workday on project
Thu 10-09	Trigonometry	Gateway #3 - workday on project
Fri 10-10	Trigonometry	Workday on project

Week of 09-29-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 9-29	Trigonometry	Checkpoint and Workday on Biorhythm Project
Tue 9-30	Trigonometry	Inverse functions - Inverse Trig functions	Handout (1-51 E.O. odd)
Wed 10-01	Trigonometry	Q and A on Trig Inverses
Thu 10-02	Trigonometry	Trig Inverse examples and problems	Problems from Tue handout
Fri 10-03	Trigonometry	Pair/Share discuss inverse Hwk project workday	project checkpoint Mon

Week of 09-22-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 9-22	Trigonometry	Write modeling equations using Sine and Cosine Practice - practice - practice	Handout	Quiz Tue.
Tue 9-23	Trigonometry	Quiz Introduce Biorhythms project. Biorhythms Rubric
Wed 9-24	Trigonometry	Trig Equations - Application problems Graphs of Tangent and the reciprocal functions	Work on biorhythm project
Thu 9-25	Trigonometry	Gateway Exam Trig Equations - Application problems Graphs of Tangent and the reciprocal functions	. Handout Larsen text p.316-317(5-23odd,59,60)
Fri 9-26	Trigonometry	Work Day - Application problems and Biorhythm	Biorhythm checkpoint Monday.

Week of 09-15-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 9-15	Trigonometry	Using Sine and Cosine as parent functions, create graphs of transformed functions Identify equations for graphs.	Revisit assignments from last week and make sure you understand Amplitude, period, midline.
Tue 9-16	Trigonometry	Writing equations with parameters for trig functions	Paper handout
Wed 9-17	Trigonometry	More practice writing equations	Handout	HW quiz Thu
Thu 9-18	Trigonometry	Homework quiz More practice writing sine, cosine equations. Review exact values of trig functions	practice worksheet
Fri 9-19	Trigonometry	RT Gateway #1 - Gateway #2 More work writing equations	p.304 (3-75 EO odd, 83-86) solutions	GW1&2

Week of 09-08-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 9-08	Trigonometry	The Unit Circle	Create your own unit circle with degrees, radians, sine, cosine, and tangent values. Here is an example
Tue 9-09	Trigonometry	Periodic functions	Handout p. 275-277 (6-13,20-23) p.282-283 (5-13)
Wed 9-10	Trigonometry	Periodic functions	Handout p. 290-291 (1-35 odd)
Thu 9-11	Trigonometry	Periodic functions	Discussion of problems from the last two days study trig functions of special angles - flash cards
Fri 9-12	Trigonometry		Trig Gateway #1	GW1

Week of 09-01-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 9-01	n/a	Labor Day - No School
Tue 9-02	Trigonometry	Continue and extend constructions from last week Geogebra construction	complete questions on handout
Wed 9-03	Trigonometry	Radians??? Radian Lab	Conversions
Thu 9-04	Trigonometry	More on angle measure and Arc length	Do: p.265 Vocab(1-10), p.265-268 (3-57odd,71,73,77-99odd)
Fri 9-05	Trigonometry	Exact values of two special triangles review Using trig functions review	study trig functions

Week of 08-25-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 8-25	n/a	Teacher Inservice - no school
Tue 8-26	n/a	Teacher Inservice - no school
Wed 8-27	n/a	Freshmen and Junior Jumpstart - no class
Thu 8-28	Trigonometry	Constructions leading to definitions - handout	syllabus	Signature form Text no.
Fri 8-29	Trigonometry	Continue Constructions - handout 2